In front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cai Jing watched Sun Tu walk away under the entourage of more than a dozen personal guards, and quickly disappeared into the vast night, his face changed several times, but in the end he did not order to stay, even though nearly two hundred slave guards had gathered around him at this time, and there were many masters among them.

Because at this time, Taishi Cai, who had calmed down, knew very well that even if he could really take Sun Tu, he would not be able to solve the fundamental problem, as long as Jiang Nan was not under the control of the imperial court, taking him would only cause more trouble. In addition, what is even worse is that although Sun Tu did not mention it, he knew that there was a Tong Mu in Jiangnan who had been cultivated by Tong Guan as a successor.

Once Jiangnan is really in chaos, Tong Mu will be the leader of the anti-thieves, and it is difficult to say what choice Tong Guan will make in the north. There are more than half of the elite troops of the Great Song Dynasty gathered there, and a bad pool will really drag the Great Song Dynasty into the bottomless abyss, which is something that he Cai Jing can't accept no matter what, and he doesn't dare to let such a thing happen. Now that Sun Tu has made his position clear, as long as the court does not pursue it, he will be a rich and idle marquis in the capital with peace of mind, so as he wishes, stabilize him first.

At least in Cai Jing's view, he still has time and opportunity. On the Jiangnan side, they can spend a few years infiltrating and dividing, or wait until the war with the Liao State in the north is over, and then it is not too late to let the border army go south to quell the rebellion. He still has this patience and belly, after all, the prime minister can hold the boat in his belly.

Of course, the problem in front of Cai Jing now is not small, at least he has to persuade the Son of Heaven and hold down Gao Yu, who is already angry. These things need to be started as soon as possible, but they are a little urgent...... He muttered in front of the mansion for a long time, until a cold wind blew, which made him shudder, and then Taishi Cai turned around and went back to the house with an indifferent expression.

When Sun Tu returned home, it was nearly three watches, but no one in the family went back to the room to rest, especially a dusty man, after learning that he was back, he immediately greeted him from the outer hall: "Is the general okay, I heard that you were suddenly invited by the traitor, and I am deeply worried about it." ”

Although the person who came was full of concern, he did not hide his ability and shrewdness, and it was Dai Zong, who was known as the god of Taibao. And after Sun Tu saw him, he was also slightly stunned: "Why did you suddenly come from Jiangnan?" ”

"Some time ago, we received a secret order from the general, and we immediately acted according to the plan in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. It's just that when we were about to send the news back, we found that the Yangtze River and all major roads were deliberately blocked by the government. Everyone was worried that the general would have some accident in Beijing, so they sent me to bypass the main road and take the small road to deliver the news. Dai Zong smiled and replied.

Sun Tu was a little moved: "Thank you for your hard work." In fact, you don't have to worry so much at all, I believe that you will be able to succeed in Jiangnan. No, even Cai Jingjing can't help me, so he can only let me come back, and others don't dare to do anything to me. ”

"But the general ......," Dai Zong said with a slight uneasiness on his face, "Is there really no trouble in doing this?" Brother Gongming, they are quite worried in Jiangnan, let's do this, it is clear that we have a heart of disobedience. As he spoke, his eyes drooped, and he didn't dare to look at Sun Tu.

Sun Tu was not dissatisfied with this statement, but just smiled and said: "Don't worry, at least in the past two years, the imperial court will only focus all its energy on the north, as long as we don't do anything excessive in the south of the Yangtze River, they will turn a blind eye." "I've heard about this, my Great Song Dynasty is planning to invade the Liao Kingdom in the north and recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. However, there will be a day when this battle will be over, and it will ......"

"There's no need to worry about that then." Sun Tu looked confident, but he was stunned by the other party, and he really couldn't figure out where his confidence came from. Sun Tuzi couldn't tell Dai Zong that he had drawn a conclusion based on historical trends, so he said casually: "As for the reason, you will know when the time comes." Anyway, as long as we run the Jiangnan place well, we don't have to worry about anything. After all, it's the richest place in the world! ”

This is a truth, it can be said that the south of the Yangtze River has borne half of the money and grain taxes of the Great Song Dynasty for many years, as long as they are determined to stand on their own feet there, they can be self-sufficient. Even if he really turns against the imperial court later, under the premise of sufficient money, food and soldiers, there is a natural danger of the Yangtze River, which is enough to break hands with the power of the Great Song Dynasty. What's more, today's Song Dynasty is not the Great Song Dynasty of Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, with the combat strength of today's official army, unless the northern border is abandoned, it is impossible to sweep the south of the Yangtze River.

Although Dai Zong didn't understand Sun Tu's confidence too much, when he saw that he said so, he no longer dwelled on it, and could only nod his head and respond. And Sun Tu also relaxed after that, and said with a smile: "Since you came from afar, and now that the New Year is approaching, you can simply spend the New Year here." I'll let someone arrange for you to live at home, and when the New Year is over, it's not too late to go back after things fade. ”

Dai Zong didn't refuse, and immediately responded with his fists clenched. For him, it was also interesting to be able to spend a different New Year in Bianliang, Tokyo.

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Whether this year is uncomfortable or interesting, it is finally on time. The thirtieth month of the month is another Chinese New Year's Eve.

The Chinese nation has been inherited for thousands of years, and various festivals are varied, but when it comes to the festival atmosphere, the most relaxing, and thus the day when I hope to reunite as a family, after all, is the Chinese New Year's Eve at the end of the year.

On this day, whether it is a farmer, a worker, a businessman or an official, as long as possible, he will return to his hometown and have a happy reunion with his relatives. This tradition is the same even in the Great Song Dynasty thousands of years ago, and even in terms of family affection, the ancients are better than the people of later generations.

It's still light, and there are no more pedestrians on the bustling streets of Tokyo, and almost everyone has returned home to gather with their families. And today's Yuehou Mansion is even more family and friends gathered together, Dai Zong is here, Tang Feng is here, Cui Liushang's family has also stayed in the mansion, plus those guards who have been following Sun Tu's side, almost several spacious halls in the house are full.

This makes Sun Tu, as the master, extremely busy, and often needs to toast around with a wine glass, clink glasses with those subordinate brothers, and talk about his feelings. It wasn't until nearly three watches, after the wine had been seven or eight minutes, that he stopped drinking, and then accompanied his family to the back garden.

At this time, there was a crackling sound outside, and it was many people who were burning firecrackers to increase the festive atmosphere. Yes, it's burning, not firecrackers. Because the gunpowder at this time was not advanced enough to make firecrackers and firecrackers for later generations, and in order to make the New Year more flavorful and more festive atmosphere, some people have tried to barbecue hollow bamboo poles since the Tang Dynasty to make them explode to welcome the New Year.

Later, some people began to fill the bamboo with saltpeter and other things, so that the firecrackers could be ignited and exploded louder, and some bright and dazzling red light burst out, which often attracted many people nearby to chase onlookers, but this price is also several times that of ordinary firecrackers, and non-rich people can not use it.

Yuehou Mansion naturally prepared a large number of firecrackers with saltpeter early in the morning, and after Sun Tu brought his wife and children to the yard, the house slaves began to light braziers, and then put firecrackers into it one by one. As the crackling sound continued to sound along with the red light, the tiger head was already grinning and clapping his hands with joy, laughing, and very excited. Even, he wanted to break free from his mother's arms several times, and ran up to set off a few firecrackers to play with himself, but he scared Ya'er so much that he could only hug people to death.

After all, his son is still young, so he doesn't dare to let him get angry. And after several unsuccessful struggles, the tiger head felt a little angry, whining, looking at his father pitifully, and said inarticulately: "Daddy, yes, daddy, want ......"

Seeing his son begging for help from him, Sun Tu couldn't help but sigh. However, he was not worried about his son, who was not yet three years old, going to play with firecrackers, so he said: "Tiger head, if you are obedient, Dad will show you a more fun one." ”

The tiger's eyes widened and he looked at his father carefully for a long time, and then nodded vigorously: "Okay, I want to look good......"

Sun Tu went back to the backyard first, but in fact, he went into the warehouse system and took out a few remaining fireworks - although he provided a lot of relevant gunpowder for craftsmen to imitate in Shandong, he had not used all of them before he used them up - and then under the watchful eyes of his son, in the expectant eyes of others, he lit the fuse of fireworks in front of the courtyard.

Only a moment later, bunches of fire tree silver flowers continued to rise and spread in front of everyone, leaving everyone present stunned. The tiger head was even more excited and screamed, slapping a small hand to smash, this thing is much more interesting than the firecrackers, compared with one, the firecrackers next to it are too simple and inconspicuous.

Sun Tu had already picked up his son at this time, and said solemnly in his ear: "Son, you have to be optimistic, this fireworks is gunpowder, which will be the key to whether our Han people can gain a foothold in the Central Plains in the future, expand the territory, and completely conquer those foreign enemies in the north." When you grow up, you have to use all means to make gunpowder continue to improve and become a real weapon to kill enemies! ”

The tiger head, who had been robbed of all his attention by the splendor of the fireworks, just nodded blankly in agreement, but he didn't know if his father's words would just enter his heart like this, so as to change something? Sun Jie, who is at least three years old, can't say it now.

At this time, there was a bangzi more drum in the distance, and finally it was the third watch.

The five years of Xuanhe in the Great Song Dynasty have passed, and it is a new year to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and it is the first day of the first month of the sixth year of Xuanhe!

(End of volume)